Legal Opinion
United States v. Monsanto Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided September 7, 1988No. Nos. 86-1261, 86-1263 and 86-1265PublishedCited by 269 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPROUSE, Circuit Judge:
Oscar Seidenberg and Harvey Hutchinson (the site-owners) and Allied Corporation, Monsanto Company, and EM Indus*164tries, Inc. (the generator defendants),1 appeal from the district court’s entry of summary judgment holding them liable to the United States and the State of South Carolina (the governments) under section 107(a) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA). 42 U.S.C.A. § 9607(a) (West Supp.1987). The court determined that the defendants were liable jointly and severally for $1,813,624 in response costs accrued…
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